{"id":459782,"date":"2022-10-04T05:27:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T12:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=459782"},"modified":"2022-10-04T05:27:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T12:27:18","slug":"former-ufc-champion-daniel-cormier-makes-his-first-appearance-on-wwe-raw-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/former-ufc-champion-daniel-cormier-makes-his-first-appearance-on-wwe-raw-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UFC champion Daniel Cormier makes his first appearance on WWE Raw (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Cormier made his first appearance on WWE RAW last night ahead of his special guest referee spot at Extreme Rules this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The former two-weight UFC champion has made no secret of the fact that he&#8217;s been a fan of professional wrestling for years now, and after teasing a run in WWE in the past, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/daniel-cormier-reacts-after-being-booked-as-guest-referee-for-seth-rollins-vs-matt-riddle-at-wwes-extreme-rules-the-law-has-been-called-in-and-i-will-enforce-it\/\">Cormier was recently confirmed<\/a> as the special guest ref for Matt Riddle vs Seth Rollins at WWE Extreme Rules.<\/p>\n<p>The rivals will battle it out in a Fight Pit match and on Monday&#8217;s edition of RAW, Cormier laid down the law to both men ahead of their showdown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Daniel Cormier on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MondayNightRaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MondayNightRaw<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SLN1WYZXui\">pic.twitter.com\/SLN1WYZXui<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jed I. Goodman \u00a9 (@jedigoodman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jedigoodman\/status\/1577105796604645376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe have had to watch you two whine, argue, and complain for months. We\u2019ve had enough. Your behavior has been\u00a0<i>insane<\/i>, and we are tired of the foolishness. From parking lots to arenas, you two have fought all around the world,\u201d Cormier began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAnd for all the people lookin\u2019 going, \u2018Who is this guy?\u2019 I\u2019m Daniel Cormier. I am one of the greatest\u00a0UFC\u00a0fighters of all time. I am the double champion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cMatt, listen, bro. We go way back. You\u2019re a former UFC fighter, and I respect that. You\u2019re a part of the fraternity. Seth, you know that from afar I\u2019ve always admired you. I was there in Santa Clara when you won that first world championship, and I may have celebrated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBut as the whole world is fed up, I, too, am fed up. Somebody told me that you two are competing in a fight pit match this Saturday at Extreme Rules. Well, I\u2019m into that. That\u2019s my world. I live in the cage. I love it. But one thing I do know: is there has to be a stern third man. It can\u2019t be any ol\u2019 referee. So you know who they called? They called your boy DC to come down and lay down the law to make sure that only one of you walk out of the Fight Pit victorious, and we put an end to this. That\u2019s exactly what I plan to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSo now, it\u2019s time to stop yappin\u2019, train hard, train smart, and I\u2019ll see both of you guys this Saturday in Philadelphia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/2022\/10\/daniel-cormier-wwe-raw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA News<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Are you excited to see Daniel Cormier on WWE television? Let us know in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Cormier made his first appearance on WWE RAW last night ahead of his special guest referee spot at Extreme Rules this weekend. 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